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The team behind PetRescue spent four months putting together this site. Their mission is to find loving homes for those unfortunate dogs that have found their way into shelters around the country. The recently launched site is building a database of dogs that have been rescued and impounded - it has just passed the 100 mark. They are presently a dog-only site, but hope to add other animals by the end of the year. When you're ready for a cuddly pooch, the search facility should make the task easy. Select the sex, size (puppy to large) and your state and PetRescue will return a list of potential candidates, with a picture, description, the adoption fee and who you should contact to pick up the dog. Animal rescuers are invited to assist the matching service and list items that they need donated. The site is also asking for volunteers to help transport dogs to their new homes. PetRescue is a not-for-profit organisation.

The online home of the NSW Maritime Authority has plenty of information for boat owners. The site offers convenient online payment for licence renewal, as well as weather updates, tide charts and coastal wave heights. The section dedicated to boat safety covers everything from bar crossings and boating jargon to what safety equipment you should carry onboard, such as two-way radios and lifejackets, and how you should use it. There are dozens of handy boating maps, too, which can be printed out. The site also has mooring maps for Sydney Harbour, Pittwater and Brooklyn.

Here's a bookmark for any avid 'toon fan. This site lets you search through an extensive library of information on the world of animation. By using the search bar on the left panel you can quickly discover who helped create your all-time favourite cartoon characters and episodes. For example, in just a few clicks you'll discover that Bugs Bunny adversary Marvin Martian featured the voice of Mel Blanc from 1945 through to 1989 or that the masterful murmurer behind Kenny is also the vocal talent for Kyle, Jesus and Saddam on South Park or just how site members rated the feature-length animation Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

So you think you know which stars have gone under the knife to aid their looks. Well, E!Online has put together this tough quiz that you can take to prove yourself. Some sample questions: "In Michael Jackson's famous televised interview with British reporter Martin Bashir, the Gloved One admitted to going under the knife how many times? Which plastic perk has Friends star Jennifer Aniston "fessed up to fancying?" Comedian Kathy Griffin admits to getting some work done on her various parts. What hasn't she done?" OK, so you probably won't want to put the results on your résumé (the site rates your form from "liposuction loser" through to "augmentation aficionado"), but it's still a good time-waster.

It's hard to explain why anyone would want to dedicate time and energy towards collecting pictures of the world's many toothpaste brands before sticking them on a website. That's just what the creators of Toothpaste World have done. As well as searching through the database of toothpastes by country, brand name or year of production, there is a page with advice on how to choose between the many varieties at the supermarket (factors to consider range from sensitive teeth and tartar control to the abrasiveness of baking soda and whitening products). You might pick up some interesting facts in the history section, too. For example, between AD23 and AD79 "mouthwashes were known to consist of pure white wine, or old urine kept especially for this purpose".